Bach's Art of Fugue and Musical Offering
Author:   Matthew Dirst (Professor of Music, Professor of Music, University of Houston)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
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9780197536636


Pages:   184
Publication Date:   01 March 2024
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Matthew Dirst (Professor of Music, Professor of Music, University of Houston)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 14.00cm
Weight:   0.318kg
ISBN:  

9780197536636


ISBN 10:   0197536638
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   01 March 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Contrapuntal Pursuits 2. Origins and Audience 3. From One, Many 4. Musical Gaming 5. Paying Tribute 6. Elusive Ideals Glossary Bibliography Index

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A work reflecting impeccable scholarship, deep understanding of performance issues, and obvious reverence for the music. This volume will long be consulted by anyone taking the plunge into the Musical Offering or the Art of Fugue. * Choice *


A work reflecting impeccable scholarship, deep understanding of performance issues, and obvious reverence for the music. This volume will long be consulted by anyone taking the plunge into the Musical Offering or the Art of Fugue. * Choice * Quite apart from the intended nontechnical readership, it will be the ideal starting point for students, and for anybody with the curiosity to approach these great and demanding works. * David Ledbetter, The Bach *


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Matthew Dirst is an organist, harpsichordist, conductor, and musicologist. Professor of Music at the University of Houston, he is also Artistic Director of Ars Lyrica Houston and appears regularly with other ensembles. He is the author of Engaging Bach: The Keyboard Legacy from Marpurg to Mendelssohn and the editor of Bach and the Organ. A Grammy nominee for his work with Ars Lyrica (Best Opera 2011), Dirst recorded Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 (Acis) in 2023.

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